Game Day Round 1, 2024: Bombers v Hawks, MCG Sat 16th March

[JoeHawk]

We're all over them. Coughing up some golden opportunities but we are playing much better overall.

• Chol - love what he's doing. We've missed having a second forward that the opposition need to be aware of
• Ginnivan - what a start - loved every minute of his game. Awesome
• Worpel our best mid today
• Reeves is having an awesome game in the ruck, some really decisive ruck work.
• We've looked good coming out of defence - Ambrosio, Amon, Weddle all doing their thing well
• Sicily has been completely taken out of the game. Would be good to see him lift and fewer easy goals to Stringer etc.

Stop that spud Springer and we would be good.

 

[TylerDurden]

Who the fk is on Pkg?????
He's flipping us.

 

[VandoHawk]

Perkins and Durham have 6 centre clearances between them. Our mids are better than those guys but getting shown up so far

Setterfield is tagging Newcombe and doing a reasonably good job. Worpel has been good, but Nash/Mackenzie and our rotations need to pick up more of the slack.

 

[H00t]

Need more out of Newcombe and Mackenzie in the mids. I reckon Mackenzie might make way for Maginess if he doesn’t lift

Mackenzie has looked great when he finds himself in a bit of space. Not quite where he needs to be in the contest though.

 

[hawkmang]

Sicily vs McGrath

 

[smish]

Who the fk is on Pkg?????
He's *ing us.

Need Frosty on him. Never thought I’d say that.

 

[Hodginator]

If we could not let Stringer dominate, that would be great.

 

[Brant]

Who the fk is on Pkg?????
He's *ing us.

Amon?

 

[dermott]

In a game between two bottom half teams we should win if we can play out four quarters in the heat.

 

[smeltitdeltit]

The sex pest needs to be stopped

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Get Wiz his first goal and then sub him for Finn to Martin. Fingers crossed.

 

[VandoHawk]

Who the fk is on Pkg?????
He's *ing us.

It’s a rotation. The only two matchups we seem to have locked in are Frost on Wright and Hardwick on Langford.

He kicked his goals on Sicily, Weddle, and Amon.

Problem is our defence still is too reactive. Player takes mark, we get into positions, and them scramble when Stringer does a short lead.

Sicily has been having the poorest game I've seen in a long time.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

The sex pest needs to be stopped

All sex pests should be stopped.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Sicily and Lewis have had terrible games. Newcombe has not been impactful, with Setterfield beating him so far. They are essentially our three best and most important players.

If all three start having an impact in the second half then we should wrestle the win out of their hands.

 

[H00t]

Setterfield is tagging Newcombe and doing a reasonably good job. Worpel has been good, but Nash/Mackenzie and our rotations need to pick up more of the slack.

Both have been good in transition but only 1 clearance and 5 contested possessions.

They lift and we will run away with it

 

[RoughysMullet]

Get Wiz his first goal and then sub him for Finn to Martin. Fingers crossed.

Someone near McGrath would be good too

 

[Phil McCreviss]

I think he’s been ok if anyone is a spare wheel today to be subbed out it would have to be Watson , just 1 too many small forwards on the ground IMO .

Nah watson needs time with the other forwards. He's still learning our system

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Someone near McGrath would be good too

no hurt factor.

 

[SSSSSS]

Someone near McGrath would be good too

I'd be happy to let him off the leash.

He panics.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

I'd be happy to let him off the leash.

He panics.

Outside of Stringer he's been their best player.

 

[cryptor]

Get Wiz his first goal and then sub him for Finn to Martin. Fingers crossed.

I reckon once he gets his first he’ll find another one or two soon after.

 

[barbster]

Weddle was starting to look ominous. Should be influential as the game goes on and others tire in the heat.

Just needs to do better with ball in hand

 

[Birdofprey]

Feisty double fist from frosty

 

[Max Powers]

 

[Hawks1994]

Dimma must play defense